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Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of H.G. Wells's The Time Machine

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Imagine being able to travel back and forth in time! H.G. Wells uses that scenario in his novel The Time Machine to comment on what he saw as the flaws in Victorian society and the industrial age. This teacher's guide is one of the best...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Nature of the Antagonist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explain the differences between protagonists and antagonists and recognize the fundamental purpose of an antagonist or villain in storytelling. They also explain conflict as used in literature.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Language of Human Rights

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Did you know that there are 15.2 million refugees in the world? High schoolers will read "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and learn how they can get involved to lower this surprising number. To really encourage involvement,...
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Curated OER

Reader's Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create booklets to provide information on elements of a novel, including plot, setting, character, major and minor conflicts and theme.
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Curated OER

It Takes Two To Tangle

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students utilize strategies to comprehend literature. They write stories with diverse vocablulary that incorporate the difference between internal and external conflict. They make sure that the stories use methods of managing and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Ceramic Mask Making

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate a variety of African mask types, design several masks, and create an example of an African ceramic mask in this 5th grade through High School Art lesson. The lesson can take anywhere from 6 lessons to 16 lessons.
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Activity
Serendip

Vitamins and Health – Why Experts Disagree

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Should people take vitamins or get the needed minerals through diet? Experts disagree based on many different factors. Scholars compare study findings and discuss the differences. They learn the importance of comparing results across...
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Unit Plan
California Polytechnic State University

Australian Geography Unit

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

L'école En Afrique Francophone: Rencontres Culturelles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students utilize the French language to explore the different types of schools in Francophone, Africa. French literary excerpts provide a look into the cultural conflicts that occur when Europeans and Africans come together in a school...
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Curated OER

NATO in Afghanistan – European and Canadian Positions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at Canada's committment to NATO in Afghanistan. In this global issues lesson, students read a handout about NATO's involvement the Afghanistan conflict. Students respond to discussion questions and conduct...
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Study Guide
Cave Creek Unified School District

Crusades and Culture in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The Crusades sounds like a glamorous time period in the Middle Ages full of glory—but was it? Scholars find and review the truth of the Crusades' influence on the world through the resource. The study guides, separated individually by...
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Curated OER

Expository Journal Prompts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Stuck for a journal topic? Download CAHSEE’s 21 “Expository Journal Prompts” as a pdf handout for yourself or class. A great resource for your writing program, print it up and add it your curriculum library.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Growth of the Phoenix Area

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the growth of the Phoenix area using geographic images, maps, tables, and graphs. They study the idea of community.
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Curated OER

Westward the Course of Empire Goes: American Imperialism in the Pacific Ocean during the Nineteenth Century

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research the acquisition of colonial outposts throughout the Pacific Ocean by the United States during the late-nineteenth century. They present their findings to the class and propose which countries or territories the...
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Curated OER

Storytelling: Writers' Workshop Learning Center

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Evaluating a variety of narrative texts can help build strong writers. Pupils identify plot elements and their relation to personal experience, then apply what they gleaned from the class discussion to create their own narratives.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Word Roots 1: DICT, VENT, DUCT Intermediate Level Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle

For Students 8th - 12th
Is your class struggling with synonyms and antonyms? This resource asks learners to identify a synonym and an antonym for six given words. There are various scaffolds in place for pupils including: a word bank, information on word roots,...
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Curated OER

California-Becoming an Agricultural and Insustrial Power

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power. They trace the transformation of the California economy in its political and cultural development since the 1850's.
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Curated OER

The Rwanda Commemoration Project: Genocide in Our Time

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars define the word genocide and explain the key events in Rwanda history. In groups, they explain the relationship between the Tutsis and Hutus and read the first hand account of a young victim in the genocide. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Studying the African Immigration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a narrative, conduct an interview and write an autobiographical piece highlighting their findings about an immigrant's experience leaving their country.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Julius Caesar : Dramatic Reading Project

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore Shakespeare's words. In this literature lesson, students memorize and recite a dramatic interpretation of a passage from Julius Caesar.
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Curated OER

Warning Signs

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify the signs that someone is being bullied. In this school climate lesson, students discuss the provided list of signs that one is being bullied. Links are provided to other lessons about bullying.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Story, Identity, Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Delve into the art of storytelling in this self-guided unit. Multiple topics are covered such as literary genres, the 7 elements of fiction, figurative language, theme, characterization, etc. At the end of the unit, write your own flash...
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Website
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Negotiation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains information regarding the various types of negotiation and negotiating processes, including links for more in-depth information for certain types.
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Article
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides information regarding the types of negotiations, principles for effective negotiation, obstacles to successful negotiation, and methods of overcoming these obstacles.